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Fig. 1: Impact of director quotas on gender representation in 609 publicly listed biotech companies.
Fig. 2: Influence of size and age of 609 biotech companies on gender representation in management teams and boards.
Fig. 3: Board of directors and executive teams influence gender composition.

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Hodgson, J. Assessing progress in biotech’s gender balance. Nat Biotechnol 38, 19–22 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0367-9

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